Olufemi Talabi reviews a recent study exploring the association between Logic’s hip-hop song “1-800-273-8255” with Lifeline calls and suicides in the United States.
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#Instagram: Is it dangerous in terms of suicide and self-harm content?
Jess Williams explores a recent systematic review which explores whether suicide and self-harm content on Instagram is dangerous or not.
[read the full story...]Suicide awareness materials: do they help people with suicidal ideation?
Hanzla Amir and Derek Tracy summarise a recent online randomised controlled trial on the effects of suicide awareness materials on people who feel suicidal, which finds that the Papageno effect is real and that stories of hope and recovery can help.
[read the full story...]Media reporting of suicide: do we need more than guidelines?
Anna Sri summarises a recent systemic review and meta-analysis led by Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, which explores the association between media reporting of suicide and actual suicidal behaviour in the community; a phenomenon known as the Werther effect.
[read the full story...]Suicide awareness materials: do they help people with suicidal ideation?
Edel Ennis writes her debut blog and reviews an online RCT on the effects of suicide awareness materials on individuals with recent suicidal ideation or attempt. Do stories of hope and recovery help protect people from suicide?
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